Ironing-board cabinet



April 2, 1929- J. w. WADDELL 1,707,588

IRONING BOARD CABINET Filed Nov. 11., 1927 ,ir i i i 'g Q 10% 1 g'rvuntoz,

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFF moon w. WADDELL, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

v monmeqsonnn GABiNET.

Application filed iiovember 11, 1927. Serial No. 232,682.

This invention relatesto improvements in ironing board cabinets and, more narrowly, to

cabinets of the type adapted to be built into the wall of a room and provided with exten sible orfoldable supporting members whichv when ext-ended will lie perpendicularly to the cabinet proper for use in supporting garments or fabrics during ironing operations and which when collapsed will be compactly arranged within the cabinet so as to be out of the way and yet readilyaccessible when needed. I a g It is a primary object of the invention to provide an ironing table structure. of this character which will be ofv simple, durable and substantial construction and which may through the improved ironing table structure comprising the v present invention,

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the struc ture when in itsfolded positlon Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view takenon the line indicated at 3-3 of Figure 2 Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 1 of Figure 1.

' Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the cabinet of the ironing table structure comprising the present invention. This cabinet is preferably placed within a recess 2 provided in a wall 3 of a room in which the ironing board is used. The cabinet is formed to include a back wall 4, side. top and bottom walls .5, a rectangular molding frame 6 and a hinged door 7 at the front thereof.

The folding ironing table structure which is adapted to occupy said cabinet, comprises a fixed transversely extending bar or stop 8 secured to the back wall 40f the cabinet and arranged about midway of theheight of the a cabinet, the bar acting in the capacity of a stop for the principal board 9 of the structure.

The board 9 when in active use extends perpendicularly to the casing as shown in Figure 1 and its inner edge engages theunder side of the stop 8 so as to limit the outward swinging movement of said board. Intermediate the length of'the board 9 and connected withthe lower surface thereof is a hinge 10, which latter 1s connected with a supporting frame 11,.

consisting of upwardly converging bars rigidly secured in spaced relationship. The lowerend of the frame 11 is hingedas at12 tothe' bottom of the cabinet 1. Connected with the s des of the cabinet for pivotal movement are links 13, which have their lower ends providedwithelongated slots 14 for the reception of pins 15 provided on the frame 11, the l nks 13 being employed for the purpose of stabilizing'the construction and 'to' limit the outward swingmg movement of the frame 11.

Hinged to the inner end of the board'9 as at 16 1s a locking strut 17, which in this instance comprises an outwardly extending member connected at its outer end by means.

of a transversely extending bar '19. i This bar 1s adapted to engage with stationary wedges 20 provided on the sides'of'the frame 11 and it will be seen that when the board 9 V is swung'to assume a horizontal position with its inner end in engagement with the stop 8 the strut17 is forced downwardly so that the crossbar 19 may be forced firmly into frictional engagement with the inclined surfaces of the wedges 20, thus frictionally locking .the ironing table structure in its extended position.

To release the board structure and to permit the latter to be foldedthe strut 17 is moved upwardly so as to free the bar 19 from engagement with the wedges 20. This perinits the board 9 to swing about its hinged 7 connection 10 with the frame 11, and the entire construction is then folded inwardly by being-oscillated about the hinged connection between the lower part of the frame 11 and the bottom of the casing. This permits the part to assume the position disclosed in Figure 3,

where it will be observed that the ironing table structure per se is compactly arranged w1th1n the casing, permitting the latter to be of rathershallow depth. If desired, a sleeve board21 may be hingedas at 22 upon the stop 8 so that the sleeve board may assume the posi tion disclosed in Figure 1', wherein the sleeve board is located in parallelism with the main board and in superposed relation with respect thereto. The bottom of the sleeve board is provided'with a stop bar 23, which engages yawn.

with the upper surface of the board 9 when the latter is extended and serves to properly space the sleeve board from the main board.

While I have described what I consider to be the preferred form of the present invention yet it will be understood that various changes and departures from such specific form may be made without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

I/Vhat is claimed is:

1. A foldable ironing table structure comprising a cabinet, a board, a supporting frame hinged at one end to said board intermediately of the length of the latter, the other end of said frame being hinged to the bottom of said cabinet, means to limit the outward movement of said frame, a stop member carried by said cabinet and engageable with the inner end of said board to limit the outward swinging movement thereof, and a locking strut hinged at one end to the inner end of said board and having its other end adapted to frictionally engage with the intermediate portion of said frame to main tain said board in its extended horizontal position.

2. In an ironing table structure of the character described, a cabinet, a board, a bracing frame having its lower end hinged to the bottom of said cabinet, the upper end of said frame being hinged to an intermediate portion of said board, said frame having the intermediate,portion thereof provided with parts having inclined surfaces, a stop mom-- i-ng member hinged to the inner end of said board and having its outer end adapted to frictionally engage with the inclined surfaces of said frame and means to limit the outward movement of said frame.

3. In a foldable ironing table structure, a cabinet, aboard, a bracing frame for said board having its lower end hinged to the bottom of said cabinet, theupper end of said frame being hinged to said board intermediate .of the length of the latter, stationary wedges provided upon said frame at positions intermediate the length thereof, a looking member hinged at one end to the inner end of said board and having the other end thereof adapted to frictionally engage with said wedges, a stop member carried by said cabinet and engageable with the inner end of said board to limit the outward swinging movement thereof, and a pair of links pivotally connected with said cabinet and having the outer ends thereof provided with slots for the reception of pins carried by said frame. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JACOB N. VVADD ELIJ. 

